Winners of the 2018 Joffrey Ballet School Summer Scholarship Contest

In early March, Dance Informa announced the return of its massive Summer Scholarship Contest in partnership with the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. The giveaway invited dancers around the world to submit a 1-3 minute video and to complete a form to apply to attend one of the Joffrey Ballet School’s prestigious summer programs.

Now, after accepting audition videos for six weeks, the final list of 20 winners has been announced! Each winner has received summer tuition to the program they applied for. See their name, their choice of summer program, and where they’re originally from.

JOFFREY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Musical Theatre

Abigail Kachinosky — Musical Theater NYC — Michigan

Grace Sun — Musical Theater NYC — Canada

Brooks Jackson — Tap Spectacular Miami — North Carolina

Emily Rigby — Musical Theater NYC — Sydney, Australia

Adriana Quezada — Musical Theater NYC — California

Ballet

Lara Taylor — NYC Ballet Intensive — NSW, Australia

Valentina Raphael — NYC Ballet Intensive —Mexico

Jake Gisby — NYC Pre-Professional — New Zealand

Tina Pyrcz — NYC Ballet Intensive — VIC, Australia

Giovana Franzoi Mourão Martins — NYC Ballet Intensive — Brazil

Hip Hop

Chelsea Lane — LA Summer of Hip Hop — QLD, Australia

Caleb Dean — NYC Summer of Hip Hop — New York

Tkaiia Williams — NYC Summer of Hip Hop — New York

Andreu Garcia — LA Summer of Hip Hop — Nevada

Phillipa Ferreira — NYC Jazz & Contemporary— NSW, Australia

Jazz & Contemporary

Kiana Thoreson — NYC Jazz & Contemporary — Idaho

Weronika Kaminska — NYC Joffrey Experience — Poland

Elijah Naidas — Joffrey Miami — Florida

Alex Macnab — NYC Jazz & Contemporary — VIC, Australia

Telea Jensen — NYC Joffrey Experience — QLD, Australia

In addition, the contest also offered a Full Tuition Scholarship for One Year to the Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Program in NYC! The exclusive opportunity was awarded to one of the ballet summer scholarship recipients — Jake Gisby of New Zealand!

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the entrants who participated in this video scholarship contest!